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Longevity,
From bio Lewis.

from do Lewis.
Under an engagement to prepare
volume on Longevity for a Boston
publishing house, went abroad in
pursuit Of facts, and spent several
months in the British Museum Library,
That institution contains, probably,
more longevity literature than all the
other libraries of the world, Among
q great number Of very old persons
whose recorded habits ! studied, | will
give the facts in one family
During the first half of the eigh-
teenth century, attention was called to
a Yorkshireman whose parish registry
proved him to be 98 years old. This
mans son John lived to be 81. Johns
son Edward reached 81, and Edwards
son David achieved 90.
The story of the daughter of David
is most interesting, This daughter of
| the ninety-nener writes with tedious,
loving detail of the lives of her ances-
tors. OF the the first of the four old
men she says at is strange that my
great-great grandfather should live so
long, for he was thin and pale, and
never ate any meat or drank any beer
His brothers and sisters were hale and
hearty, and yet they all died early
OF the second member of the quartettC
she says: "My great-grandfather was
such a small eater they thought lit
would never be good for anything
Even when he was at work in thu
fields he lives ON simply bread an(
milk. His brothers and sisters haC
wonderful appetites, and some of then
were so stout that everybody though
they would live to a hundred. but tn
Lord took them away early" Of tn
third she says "My grandfather wa
very delicate and slender, and a small
eater But while all his brother
were wonderful hearty and healthy
he outlived them all great man
years. Gods ways are mysterious,
OF her father she writes very fully
saying in one paragraph "He wa
= the best man ] ever saw, so loving an
+ patient, and he did a great deal G
: hard work, which is so strange whe
, we think that he took hardly foo
enough to keep alive, and yet the da
! he was 80 he walked two miles. TIL
Al persons in these families who die
young it is SAID they were "hale an
, hearty" wonderful appetites, an
:, some OF them were so stout that ever,
1 body thought they would live to be
hundred" --"wonderful hearty an
|, healthy" etc. while of the four VIII
= lived to be nearly 100, it is said, "ne'
/ er ate any meat or drank any beer
Il when at work in the fields lived Q
It simple bread and milk smaller &c
These facts illustrate the law TIL
e table temperance is vital conditic
y OF longevity.
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The late King of Sherbro, West
Africa, when on his death-bed, com
united his son to the American mis-
sionaries to be sent to this country for
a Christian education. Having Oh
tanned this, he lately returned to
Africa with bis wife as Moravian
missionary. He proposes to translate
the Rii II into his uative tongue and
to publish a Journal having learned
the printer S trade while here.--ChriS-
tam Standard
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RucIIen,s Arnica SaIYe.

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Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum
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Chilbains, Corns and all Skin Erup
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pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refund
ed. Price 25 cents per box For sale
at City Drug Store.
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Fold YOu SO.

Mr.. E, A, Ireland, of Breen Phil
lips & Co., Nashville, Tenn, says: 8"
was afflicted with Piles for twenty
years, and l tried every remedy offer
ed me; finally used the Ethiopian
Pile Ointment. 1t gave me instant
relief, and has effected a permanent
cure" Sold by NJ. A. Mcfarland.
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w. f. Walton, Of Springfield Tenn,
says: ~ have been suffering with
Neuralgia in my face and head off
and on for three years. | purchased
a box Of DR.. Tanners Infallible Neu-
ralgia Cure and took eight of the pills.
| have not felt any symptoms of Neu-
ralgia since. It gives me pleasure to
recommend it." Sold by NJ A,
Mcfarland.
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did YOU ever?

w. II. Revels, NJ. D., Of Baltimore,
Md, says: II have been in the prac-
tice of medicine for over eighteen
years, but neverhave seen the equal
OF Hodges Sarsaparilla. 1t has
worked miracles here in curing Rheu-
matism and Scrofula. Have almost
come to the conclusion that ! cannot
practice without it," Sold by NJ. A.
Mcfarland.
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The EbudeS EknOVv HI.

0rif they don't they should know
Rangum Root Liniment cures Big
Head in mules for w. f. Hunt, OF
Adairsville, KY. ], H. Mallory, Of
Forts Station, Tenn, cured his hogs
Of blind staggers with it. In fact this
King OF Liniments is invaluable for
man and beast, and no family should
be without it. Sold by NJ A. McFar-
land.
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Cured

~ " y "
My eyes are now IN n splendid condition,
and | am ms we'll and strong rs ever. -
Mrs. William Gage, Concord, n. II.
For u number of years was troubled
with II humor in my eyes, and was unable
TO obtain any relief until | commenced
using Ayers SmsapmIIa. This medicine
has ELECTED a complete cure, and believe
it to be the best Of blood purifiers -
c. L, Upton, Nashua, n. II.
From childhood, and until within n few
months, have been afflicted with Weak
and Sore Eyes. | have used for these
complaints, with beneficial results, Ayers
SarSaparlM, and consider it II great blood
purifier. - Mrs. c. Phillips, Glover, VT
l suffered for year with infamma-
ton in my left eve. Three ulcers formed
on the ball, depriying lie of sight, and
causing great pain. After trying many
other remedies, ono purpose, was finally
induced to Use Ayers Sarsaparilla, and,
BY Taking
three bottles of this medicine. have been
entirely cured. My sight has been re-
stored, and there is no sign of intlamma-
ton, sore, or ulcer in my eye. 1870 Kendall
7. Bowen, Sugar Tree Ridge, Ohio.
My daughter, ten years old, was afflicted
with Scrofulous Sore Eyes. During the
last two years she never saw light of any
kind. Physicians Of the highest standing
cXerled their skin, but with no permanent
success. On the recommendation of q
friend purchased bottle of Ayers Sar.
saparilla, which my daughter commenced
taking. Before she had used the third
bottle her sight was restored, and she can
now look steadily at a brilliant light with,
out pain. Her cure is complete. - w. E.
Sutherland, Evangelist, Shelby City, Ky
Ayers S arsapariIIa,
Prepared by Dr,J. c, Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass
Sold by all Druggists, Price 81; six bottles, S.
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Mrs. George Gould recently cut up
a $4,000 point d'Alencon founce
that once belonged 10 the Empress
Eugene to trim a new dress for her
baby.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-15
A Plea for Bangs.

/ wonder wig it is that everyone
the newspapers in particular-should
be so ''down' upon bangs? / have
waited in silent Indignation for some
of my sister ome to speak up in de-
Tense of the style, but though they
have chung to it tenaciously none has
dared to lift up her voice against pub
lie (masculine) opinion.
Now, | declare the fashion was both
sensible and becoming. though, of
course, like other good things, cara-
BILE of being carried to an extreme. A
young ard pretty girl was positively
bewitching with her fluffy or straight
hair shading her smooth brow, while
to women not rs young as they would
like TO be it was a perfect boon to have
the softening effect of the dropping
hair and the lines of the forehead so
prettily hidden.
1t must needs be n young and pretty
face that looks well with the hair
combed smoothly back, while to the
majority of women the pompadour
style gives an unpleasantly bold look.
Besides, | can't for the life of me see
why ONE should not be allowed to
comb their hair as they please without
such a fuss being made over it. When
men took a notion to have their heads
shaved as bald as a baby's and display
ing every bump, as if they had just
come from a phrenologists. we all
knew il was ugly. yet you did not hear
US ranting about it in the newspapers,
or denying them religious privileges
on that account.
| suppose it doesn't matter so much
about mems looks, only one likes fair
play, especially in n free country
Daisy Dean.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-15
"Nr. Howells is Isight.o

A friend sends to the editor the fol.
lowing experience, which has the mer-
it of being at once amusing and sug-
gestive: Zone pleasant afternoon of
last week / was walking along the
high and breezy eastern bank of the
upper Mystic Lake. My companion
was a young lady who had then, for
the first time this summer, escaped
from the city.
"'Sce,' said she, pointing across the
lake; there is n tower on the other
shore, among the trees. / will be a
prisoner there and you shall come and
rescue me. You will stand at the foot
OF the tower, under a great oak tree.
an hour after sunset. You will sing
and / shall hear you and come. We
will steal down to the border of the
lake to where your boat lies hidden
yer there in that little cove-and
there we will sail away, you and / to-
gether to fairyland, as they do in the
nan When 1 am out in the
country, like this, l believe the old
romances. But, oh, dear! when l 20
back to the city | think that perhaps
Mr.. Howells is right after ALL
my DEAR said /. that is not a
tower over there; that is a chimney.
! know the gentleman who lives in
the grounds. He doesn't like people
TO wander about his house at night
singing. My boat is at home in the
stable because it leaks. But even if it
were in the little cove all taut and
trim, the gate-keeper has orders not
to let any boats pass the dam-not
even two lovers fleeing from the en-
ehanted tower to the fairy country in
the SOUTHWEST Medford, / think it is
down there
"'Mr. Howells is right said she.
Let us go back to Boston. "-Boston
Courier.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-15
Horseradish Culture

To grow h~orseradisl. properly, il
requires high manuring, greater than
will pay to apply to hat crop alone,
hence it is almost invariably grown
secondary to some other CROP that is
highly manured. usually early cab
bages are planted out in rows two feet
apart, the Horseradish is set out mid
way between the rows of cabbages, and
eighteen inches apart in the rows. The
sets are small roots cut off in preparing
the Horseradish for market. These are
four to six inches long, and cut square
at the top and sloping below, so that
they may be planted right end up.
These sets are planted in holes made
by a light iron bar, SO deep that the
top of the set is three inches below the
surface; this allows the cabbages to be
cultivated as if there were no Horse
radish there, and when the crop Of
early eabbages is cut off, the land is
given up to the other crop. If Horse.
radish is planted, it should always be
dug at the end of the first season,
whether there is a sale for it or not, as
left longer, it takes possession of the
soil and becomes a vile weed. The
roots, small as well as large, are dug
in the fall, and stored in pits like other
roots. For market they are washed
and trimmed, and sold by the ton. Our
CORES. ondent asks about putting up"
Horseradish. 1t is grated, placed
in wide-mouthed bottles, and covered
with vinegar, but in this condition it is
supplied by those who take it from
house to house. In the markets it is
furnished grated by those who sell
vegetables.-American Agriculturisk
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-15
THE LEDGER.
Monsters OF the Deem,

The first time l struck the bottom ]
couldn't believe / was there. 1t wa
as clear as air and the fishes swimming
around might have been taken for
birds. l landed on a kind of sandhill
when they lowered me and had 10
walk about fifty feet down into Il valley
ike before l struck the shells. They
were all in a bunch, stretched along in
ridge, looking like a black mark
against the white bottom. Twas drag
gfng the hamper and when I got along
side | began to toss them in. lreckcu
i had filled half n dozen or so, when
all at nee l saw a kind of shadow
moving over me. At first | thought it
was the schooner, and then, perhaps,
some OF the other diysrS coming down.
and then it left; but all at once it came
again and grew SO dark in a second
that l turned quick and looked up, and
I'm telling you the truth, mister, if my
hair hadn't been held down by a OPP
per cap it would have riz right on end.
There, a-movin' ovcr me, was what !
took to be Il bird about thirty feet
across 1t was wheeling round and
round, Tapping its big wings, just as
you've seen buzzards or eagles do,
overhead. Down it came, lower and
lower. and | / -crouching as Hat as ]
could get. The nearer it got the big
ger it looked, and rs | see it was a
settling on me / took the pike I always
carried, and as it wheeled around over
me / let it drive. Hit it? Wen l
reckon / did. The next thing l knew
i was standing on my head, rolling
yer and over, then yanked sideways,
half drowned, and then l reckon l lost
my senses, and when ! came to | was
lynn on deck and all hands looking at
NE.
You see, the critter had given Ihe
water such a swirl that was knocked
end for end, and my pipe and line
twisted around and around so that !
couldn't breathe, and, of course, that
pulled the line and the men thought ]
had pulled it to- come up, so they hauled
away for all they were worth, and that'a
what saved my life. What was it? Why,
nothin' but n of those sea bats
blanket fish the other men called it
and they all said | had a narrow run
for it. That was the way, accordin'
to their say, that the fish goes to work
50 get away with a man. They first
settle down on you like a blanket and
there you are. There wasn't Il mar
that would go down after that for sew
Dal days.-CIncinnati Commercial Ga.
Sette
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-15
Courage OF Women.

In courage the ordinary woman,
says the Augusta Gazette, greatly out.
strip the ordinary man. Whether
it be reckless. unconscious, OF SUBJ
lime, the element of personal courage
that effects 4 lit at the intrusion of a
mouse knows no fear in the face of
real danger. A lady who would not
venture from her rural front door
alone was often met abroad leading
a 3-year-ola child by the hand. When
asked If she considered the infants
presence a protection, she answered:
In a measure. yes; for when l am
alone feel that | have no right to be
away, and would run from a shadow.
hat if | were attacked with this child
/ would defend it to the last Some
persons will account for this on mater
nal instincts. But the lady was not
related to the child and she vas M
married.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-15
Hogs Can Swim.

There is an old tradition that hops
cant swim, and on this is probably
founded the twice-told tale of the devil
entering into hogs in the country of
the Gaderenes, causing them to run
violently down a steep bank into the
sea, where they were ehoked. The
idea is that the sharp cloven hoof of
the hog m up against his throat in
his effort to paddle and cuts it. All
this is bosh. Hogs, if given half a
chance, become expert swimmers. I
know of an old SOW s or 10 years old
that has been kept for breeding mr.
poses up among the Naugatuek hills of
Connecticut that can rival Boyuton as
an expert in the water. Her pen is on
the bank of Mad river and runs down
to the water. Her only way of get
ting out of it is by water. Once a dav
during the summer she takes n swim
to a little island located in the center
OF the river, and there she wallows till
1t is time to take her nightly rations.
when at the call of her owner she
swims back to her pen.-Giucinuati
Times Star.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-15
Got the Best of the Doctor.

At n certain debating society an
English doctor recently urged that the
Irish were naturally a depraved ana
dishonest race, and in support of his
position he adduced his own exper-
fence. He remarked that he had at
Manchester 800 Irish patients on his
books, and out of this number only
thirty paid him his fees. An Irishn,an
.ose when the doctor sat down and
said: Scr, there is never an effect
without a cause; there is never q phe-
omenon which does not admit Of an
explanation. How, sor, can we ex-
plain the extraordinary phenomenon
to which the doctor has called our at
tention? He finds an explanation in
the natural ~depravity of the Irish ma
ture. |, SCR, have another explana-
ton to offer, and it is this: That the
thirty patients who paid where the
only ones that reeovered.n-Loadou
Truth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-15

a f.S s{1Ez $50, @1ts " 4 gaEt@SEsau5
snt nj the New ieg& ! i, tangFe4x
alaai Alien, ri Ma>4}S whn II neth
ing II pat = humar}4g, ,3llet uss,a sAs
president aa,t asked i,e aho atps,lat,
meuE ii . fyisui IL N1sSssJd a i;esaN1l'
cau wha heal ,,avn ia %,'iIsV, e,aay Neays.
The VnuMrcsssa,ta ~alss ia the president
that az had sol1 si,a psesplo when
making the ctNtrss, ,N 1854 thai ii a
Democrat ua~ t~{o%gsst president the
Republicans vH.'Isi ell tne saFa1e4t uat,
and he sow a-hest il,a; ,,s,soJAing he
done IL eeah)c il$u Ia carry oat his
pledges, The president Mas Neg la,
lined Isl h. Al all c,'nnnaaaEtatiNc, lie
WAS anxious To chausv The sab}erG ana
talk about eiv,l-StTNitc rSf,ysk After
about half III hours conversation Mr
Allen @,,>w >amcN hstt;NA ii tac >3tua,
ton. and Turning I q Nv, Cleveland III
Il gnod-nature,i WAY said;
MI. President, this rvntiuds me os
a story which wa happened in nay
state. There was Il wealthy piaHter
who, after accommodating s gooi-Slzed
fortune. died quite suddenly, lie had
q number of children. who. If course.
expected Ia come into possession of the
estate They had looked forward with
some pleasure to when the courts would
set aside to each heir his respective
share. 1t was the oli story IF the set
Element Of estates, The will was eota-
tested. Several trips Ia town aud two
or three trials before the probate court
about exhausted the patience of the
heirs. The prospect OF receiving their
share of the estate within a reasonable
time was fast fading into the dim and
misty distance.
"One day II of the sons was met
on the highway when returning from
court by Il neighhoring planter who
had been the friend of the deceased
father. He asked the son how he WI
coming on with his case. The case
was continued again to-day he IT,
piled. This is the ninth time l have
gone to the court with the hope of get
ting the matter settled, but it seems /
can do nothing. 1t has caused ME n
great deal of trouble and expense, and
when l think of it seriously l often
wish the old man had never died.
The president saw the point, and Al
'oa's mai was appointed the next day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-15
She Broke Down Again.

Mrs. Bolster lost two husbands with
in n year; the first died a natural death;
and the other was killed in a railroad
accident six months later, a groom of
two weeks. Very naturally the
doubly-bereaved woman was Frustrated
by grief, and her pastor went to see
her.
This is a sad, sad blow, Sister Boil
~ster," he said tenderly, as he took her
hand.
"It's-it's-almost too-too--too much to
BEAR" she sobbed.
Eyes, yes. sister, but the Lord tenn
pers the wind to the shorn lamb, and
He sends no affliction for which He does
aot in some way compensate the
sufferer"
Il know, l know" she said, bright
sning a little, land in my Ease 1 find
that the mourning I bought to wear
for George will do for Henry; but I
can't help weeping while my sorrow is
fresh for Henry did give promise of
being such a comfort" and the stricken
widow broke down again. Washington
Critic.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-15
MFR. Beecher's Estate.

The late Henry Ward Beecher's
books, engravings, etchings. paintings,
rugs, and bric-a-brac will be sold next
November at the rooms of the Ameri-
can Art Association. The executors
deem it desirable to dispose of them as
soon as possible, but it will be impos.
sible to properly catalogue them before
the fall. In Mr.. Beecher's library
there were about 10000 volumes, in.
Guiding a number of costly books OF
~engravings and illustrated volumes. II
was in the main a working library, as
he had no taste for rare books. Among
his etchings and engravings are many
choice specimens, including artist
proofs of some notable objecta Rem
brandt, Durer, Rubens, and Other
famous artists are represented. Mr..
Beechec was accustomed to buy what
pleased his taste, He also had many
valuable rings. While he bought many
costly gems which took his fancy from
their richness of color, he. gave away
most of them and those he left are
probably not worth more than $4,000.
Mr.. Beecher's estate included his
farm Boscobel, at Peekskill, library,
pictures, and life insurance of $25, 900.
The life insurance is left to Mrs.
Beecher and the residue to his fou,
children. The farm is valued at $780,.
900. 1t contains thirty-six acres ant
is all under a high state of cultivation,
every sod of it having been thoroughly
SUBSIDIZED. On it there are fully 5000
forest trees and shrubs, including
specimens of all sorts which grow in
this latitude. There are also 1000
fruit trees and grape vines which pro.
duce two or three tons of grapes. The
house cost $45, 900 to build and there
are extensive barns, greenhouses,
stables, etc, and the old farmhouse
Brooklyn Eagle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-15
MONEY! MONEY!
$500, $500, $1,000, $4,000

Good farm loans can now be placed
for three OIL five years time at fair
rates in Audrain, Boone, Galloway,
Randolph, Monroe, Rails and Pike
counties. Apply to
j. p. CLARK, Mexico, Mo-,
Agent for eastern capital and old
est real estate and loan agent in Gen.
trail Missouri. 45-tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-15
The Texas Fever.

The Texas fever appears to get in
the ground or grass. d. NJ. Hill
fed some Texas cattle ina certain field
in March. The Texas cattle left the
last of March, and some native cattle
were left in the pasture, two of which
died in July. He then moved the
rest out till the first of September,
when he put them back and two
more have died within a day or so. and
others are sick. This shows the
pasture held the fever at least six
months,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-15
Davis Declines.

The following was received
by Mr., 5 :, Craig, in answer to a
letter sent Jefferson Davis a few
days age:
ReAuvoIR, Miss Sept, 6.-S. s.
Craig, Mexico, Mo, DEAR Sir
Please accept my grateful acknowl-
edgment of your kind letter Of the
LIST inst, inviting me to attend the
reunion of ex-Confederates, The in
ducements you offer, among others
that Of companionship of the veterans
of the wal of 1912, add to the sincere
regret | feel in being physically un-
able to attend the reunion Of gallant
ex- Confederates of Missouri. Please
express to your associates the feeling
of regard aud esteem with which I
am, Fra~ternally. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-15
A Dinner.

Temple Wayne and Dick Throck-
morton, two old Mexican veterans
and now leading citizsns of this
county, gave a fish dinner at the
Roberts House to-day TO B. C, John
sor, George Robertson and Johr
McIntire, who sorne time since fixed
up their pension papers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-15

Coz. BELL of the Fulton Iele
graph, was in Mexico Saturday at.
tending the Conference. He wasvery
much disappointed that the "Drys'
did not win in Fulton; but he says
they will eject q prohibition Council
next wear.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-15
Governor Marmaduke in Europe.

JEFFERSON CRY, Mo-, Sept. Z
The Hon. S. G. Yant;s received a
letter from Governor Marmaduke to-
dag, in which he announced that he
would not leave Europe until Sep
TENDER IS. when he would sail for
this country on the City of Rome.
The Governor wasi in good health and
enjoying his travels. He landed in
Queenstown, and after spending two
weeks in Ireland, crossed to England
and went from their to the Spa,
Belgium,